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Comet 431P/SCOTTI   -  (= 2015 Q1)

Discovery:  

Jim Scotti discovered a 19th magnitude comet in images taken with the 0.9-m Spacewatch telescope at Kitt Peak on August 18.46. [CBET 4138, MPEC 2015-Q25, 2015 August 19]. The comet was at perihelion at 1.8 au in September and has a period of around 6 years [MPEC 2015-S97, 2015 September 28].  By contrast JPL gave a nearly parabolic orbit until late September, but did publish error bars.